Firepower Saturation! The Chief Dies!

"Guwa!"

The two bandits' eyes were bloodshot as they tore into each other madly, their bodies covered in blood.

They abandoned their machetes and bows, trading blow after blow of flesh-on-flesh strikes. They ignored all their injuries and fought until one of them was beaten to death.

One bandit had even had his leg broken in the melee, yet he still crawled along the ground, dragging a long trail of blood as he tried to rejoin the brawl.

Tap, tap—

Footsteps sounded. The broken-legged bandit turned his head and noticed Wu Yu approaching.

With a strange shriek, he stretched out a bloody arm, trying to grab Wu Yu.

Other bandits' flesh, blood, and fragments of organs still clung to that arm, along with a wound so deep the bone showed.

Pfft!

A machete whistled down, severing the bandit's head from his body. The corpse twitched a few times, then lay still.

Wu Yu gripped the machete with both hands and gazed at the wisps of black aura on its blade, astonished.

"When I used this blade to kill the first bandit before, the edge had curled before I could finish him off."

"Now, with the strengthening from entering cultivation twice, plus this move, [Tiger Roar Saber], from Tiger Roar Eight-Slash Saber, its power is this terrifying?"

"Although [Tiger Roar Saber] has only one move, it carries vitality and blood, possessing Transcendent might that seizes the soul."

"The first slash consumes very little, but the more slashes I make, the more vitality and blood it consumes—and the stronger the saber technique becomes."

After recalling the contents of Tiger Roar Eight-Slash Saber, Wu Yu moved, swinging his machete as he charged at the remaining bandits.

Every surviving bandit was wounded, and they were still fighting each other like mad. Only a handful attacked Wu Yu, and they posed no real threat.

After killing several, Wu Yu gradually grew more proficient. He no longer needed to enter the [Heaven-Earth State] or use saber techniques. Every slash was fatal.

Before long, Wu Yu tossed aside the machete and sat atop a bandit corpse, panting as he rested.

Reality was not a game. Even though he had become much stronger, slaughtering over a hundred bandits in succession had still drained him.

But with the "bandit chief" still alive, he did not dare waste time.

"My hands are about to cramp."

Wu Yu frowned slightly and shook out his arms.

Looking at his inventory, he took out a jug of "High-Grade Spirit Wine."

High-Grade Spirit Wine was not as effective as Exquisite Food at restoring vitality and blood, but Wu Yu had been constantly eating all day to stockpile firepower. His stomach was practically bursting.

No matter how delicious the food was, Wu Yu had no appetite at the moment.

Especially in the middle of a pile of corpses...

"Gulp—!"

He hastily drank a few mouthfuls. Once he felt some strength returning to his body, he began gathering the cards scattered across the ground.

[Vitality Pill], [Beast Meat], [Unpleasant Meat Chunk], [Inferior Machete], [Silver]...

A large number of cards entered his inventory, piled together in the same slot.

Before long, he had collected all the cards in the residential area.

There were 401 in total, of which [Unpleasant Meat Chunk] alone accounted for 186.

"These silver coins clearly aren't something the bandits could have saved up."

Wu Yu pondered briefly. He felt it was due to the harvest bonus from the [Newcomer Secret Realm]; the drops here had clearly exceeded anything reasonable.

After throwing away the unwanted cards, Wu Yu counted the rest.

There were 55 [Beast Meat], 72 [Vitality Pill], 40 [Silver], 11 [Ten Taels of Silver], 1 [Hundred Taels of Silver], 15 [Hemostatic Grass], 10 [Inferior Machete], 10 [Bandit Shortbow], and one cultivation technique card called Mountain Lord Rite.

Most of it was ordinary stuff. Wu Yu could not be bothered examining it closely and directly took out the Mountain Lord Rite card.

Mountain Lord Rite

Type: Cultivation Technique.

Quality: Green.

Description: Learn to arrange the Mountain Lord Rite after use, become the Mountain Lord's servant, and gain Transcendent power.

"This is the same sort of thing as Mountain Lord Ghost Servant Art, isn't it?"

Wu Yu's face twitched, and he decisively tossed it into his inventory.

"Next, I'll quickly search this side, then deal with the chief!"

Not long afterward, Wu Yu emerged from the right side of the stronghold and strode up the path toward its upper reaches.

The residential area, training ground, apothecary, and similar places did not contain a second Bronze Chest.

There were, however, quite a few household odds and ends and unidentified herbs, all of which he looted.

His inventory was crammed full of stuff!

If time had not been so tight, Wu Yu would have wanted to search the place from top to bottom.

This was the largest area in the entire Evil Tiger Stronghold. It might be hiding some secret space.

A moment later, Wu Yu carefully climbed to the highest point of the Evil Tiger Stronghold.

There was only one tall brick building here. Unlike the crude houses below, this brick house was exquisitely built!

A plaque hung above its gate, bearing the words "Hall of Brotherhood"!

"A classic Hall of Brotherhood."

Wu Yu glanced at it, somewhat surprised.

The three words "Hall of Brotherhood" were actually written in the Zhu Xia Federation's common language as well!

"Just like Redfang Village, there's no language problem... Is this unique to the [Newcomer Secret Realm], or are all secret realms in the Mysterious Tower like this?"

"Come to think of it, since there's a Newcomer Secret Realm, I'll probably have chances to come here again in the future."

He peered into the Hall of Brotherhood. In the classically furnished main hall, a towering, muscular man was clutching a load-bearing pillar and ramming into it with all his might.

The man was at least three meters tall, the tallest person Wu Yu had seen since entering the [Newcomer Secret Realm]!

He too wore beast-hide clothing, but he had an additional black cloak.

"Huff—! Huff—!"

The big man's face was flushed red as he hugged the load-bearing pillar, heedless of everything else.

The pillar was made of stone, yet the big man had smashed a hole into it—and it was still growing wider.

Nearby lay a shattered red exquisite wooden table. Broken wine jars and bowls littered the floor, along with a puddle of wine.

Clearly, the delicious High-Grade Spirit Wine had left even the bandit chief unable to stop himself.

"This big wine jar..."

Wu Yu examined it closely and felt relieved.

Judging by the fragments on the ground, the bandit chief's meals had been specially supplied. But the High-Grade Spirit Wine had tasted so good that the chief had barely touched his food and instead drained an entire jar of wine!

"I'll try this first."

Wu Yu cautiously approached and took out a short knife.

He activated the [Heaven-Earth State], and the short knife shot out, tracing a red arc.

The knife was swift, precise, and vicious, flying straight for the big man's neck.

The big man did not resist, but with a bang, the knife failed to pierce his neck and bounced back.

Wu Yu looked and saw that not even the skin on the other man's neck had broken.

"Forget it."

He took a deep breath and pulled out pebble after pebble, tossing them over.

Boom—!

One pebble landed and immediately exploded.

Flames engulfed the big man's body, and the Divine Bird Sigil flashed through the fire.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

After more than a dozen rounds of furious bombardment, the big man clutching the load-bearing pillar finally collapsed amid the flames, his body covered in exploded wounds and scorched marks.

Bang—!

The load-bearing pillar shattered into pieces, chunks falling into the massive crater blasted into the ground.

"He's finally down."

Wu Yu clutched a small pebble and stared fixedly in that direction.

Only after the bandit chief dissolved into light and several cards fell onto the ground

did he finally relax and cautiously walk over.